This document provides an overview of the Eclipse M2M project and its goals of addressing fragmentation, lock-in, and complexity issues that currently exist in machine-to-machine and Internet of Things technologies. It describes several Eclipse projects focused on M2M including PAHO for MQTT messaging, Koneki for device connectivity, and MiHini for hardware abstraction. The document also discusses Lua scripting support, standards alignment efforts, and invites participation in future M2M projects and events.